scholarly journals EXPERIMENTAL COMPARE OF THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF PULTRUDED GLASS FIBRE REINFORCED PLASTIC BASED ON POLYESTER AND VINYLESTER RESIN

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 154-158
Author(s):  
Andrejs Kovalovs ◽  
Andrejs Morozovs
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Glass Fibre ◽  
Bending Strength ◽  
Flexural Modulus ◽  
Tensile Modulus ◽  
Vinylester Resin ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastic ◽  
Ultimate Bending Strength ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced

The main purpose of this study is an experimental investigation and comparison of the mechanical properties of pultruded glass fibre reinforced polymer composite based on polyester and vinylester resin. For this purpose, the specimens were cut from the walls of square tube pultruded profile along to the fibres direction. The mechanical properties of the pultruded composite such as ultimate tensile strength and ultimate bending strength, tensile modulus and flexural modulus were obtained. It was observed that using of vinyl ester resin in pultruded composite instead of polyester resin enhanced the ultimate tensile and flexural strength from ~13% to ~24% in dependence of composite specimen’s thickness. 

Composite reinforcement of L-spliced wood piles

2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 713-718 ◽  
Author(s):  
François P. d’Entremont ◽  
Gérard J. Poitras ◽  
Gabriel LaPlante
Keyword(s):  
Bending Strength ◽  
Average Error ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Restoration Technique ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Ultimate Bending Strength ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced ◽  
Matched Samples

An experimental study was conducted to evaluate the flexural strength of restored wood piles strengthened with a glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP). Small-scale testing on matched samples of mini landscape ties (3″ × 4″ × 8′) treated with a preservative was carried out. To represent a restoration technique recently introduced on pier piles in Atlantic Canada, a sample was first cut into an L shape at mid-length. The two pieces of the sample were spliced together and wrapped with GFRP. Results show that restored samples had an increase in bending strength of approximately 32% versus the un-spliced control samples. Furthermore, ductile behaviour was observed for all restored samples. A theoretical model was investigated and shown capable of predicting the ultimate bending strength of restored samples with an average error of 2.7% compared to experimental results.

scholarly journals Strength Characteristics of Concrete Specimen Wrapped with Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 358-362
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Glass Fibre ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced

Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) is one of a relatively new class of composite material. These materials are manufactured from a combination of fibers and resins. These composite materials have proven to be efficient and economical for the development of new structures and the repair of deteriorating structures in civil engineering. One of the important reasons for the use of GFRP composite materials is because of its superior mechanical properties. These mechanical properties includes impact resistance, strength, stiffness, flexibility and also its enhanced ability to carry loads. In construction industry, in order to meet the advanced infrastructure requirements, new innovative technologies and materials are being introduced. Also any new technology or material has its own limitations but to meet the new requirements, new technologies and materials have to be invented and put to use. With structures becoming old and increasing bar corrosion, old buildings have to be retrofitted with additional materials to increase their durability and life. For strengthening and retrofitting of concrete structures confinement with FRP has various applications. In this project concrete specimens are wrapped with glass fibre reinforced polymers to study the effect of confinement in the strength of specimens. For wrapping bi-directional and uni-directional glass fibre reinforced polymer mats are used. During the uni-directional glass fibre reinforced polymer wrapping, it is wrapped in both horizontal and vertical directions. The fiber used in this paper is bi-directional fibre. To find the effect of wrapping, specimens are wrapped in one rotation and two rotations.

scholarly journals Effect of an acidic environment on a glass fibre reinforced polymer grid

2020 ◽  
Vol 310 ◽  
pp. 00022
Author(s):  
Petr Šimůnek ◽  
Petr Štěpánek ◽  
Ivana Švaříčková ◽  
Jan Prokeš ◽  
Ivana Laníková ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Glass Fibre ◽  
Reference Specimen ◽  
Acidic Environment ◽  
Gaseous State ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced ◽  
Acidic Bath

The article deals with the effect of an acidic environment on the mechanical properties of a Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) grid. GFRP composites are prone to the absorption of surrounding media which are either of a liquid or gaseous state, and this may result in the degradation of their mechanical properties. The effect of an acidic environment is examined on specimens cut from a GFRP grid. The specimens were stored in an acidic bath (pH scale 2 – 2.5) for a period of 0 (reference specimen), 1000, 2000 and 6000 hours. The temperature of the acidic bath was 60°C. The specimens were then tested using three‒point bending and the interlamination shear strength test. During the tests, the load and deformation of the specimens were monitored and flexural strength instead and modulus of elasticity were determined. The characteristics of the specimens exposed to the acidic environment were compared with those of the reference specimen. The experiment demonstrated the effect an acidic environment can have on the properties of GFRP material.

scholarly journals Bending and Bonding Properties of Sandwiched Polymer Concrete Composites

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Hamidah Mohd Saman ◽  
Azmi Ibrahim ◽  
Ya'kub Md Taib ◽  
Mohd. Faizal Md. Ja’afar
Keyword(s):  
Glass Fibre ◽  
Bonding Strength ◽  
Bending Strength ◽  
Resin Content ◽  
Load Test ◽  
Core Material ◽  
Polymer Concrete ◽  
Reinforced Plastic ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastic ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced

It is foreseen that the properties of Polymer Concrete (PC) can be further enhanced if the PC is bonded to or sandwiched between Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastic (GFRP) laminates, later termed as PC-GFRP system. In the present investigation, the performance of PC-GFRP was assessed in terms of its bending strength and bonding strength between PC and GFRP. Panels of PC size 500 mm × 500 mm × 20 mm were prepared. The panels then were cut into specimens of appropriate geometry and dimensions required for the tests. Four (4) different resin contents and different percentages of aggregate of different particle size distributions were employed in preparing the PC-GFRP specimens. A batch of PC specimens was layered with a Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastic (GFRP) laminate on one side (SSL) and the other batch PC specimens were sandwiched with two GFRP laminates (DSL). The PC-GFRP specimens were tested their bending strength under three-point load test and bonding strength between PC as a core material and glued GFRP laminate(s). The results showed that an increase in the resin content increases the bending strength of the PC regardless of the aggregate grading. The results also revealed that the PC specimens with well-graded aggregate recorded the highest bending strength, with coarser grading resulted in further increase. The bending strength of the PC-GFRP system improved significantly when the PC was externally reinforced with a GFRP laminate (SSL) but did not improve further when another layer of GFRP laminate was applied (DSL). The bonding strength between PC and GFRP was found to be increased as the resin content increases and the GFRP laminate bonded better to the PC as a core material if made of the overall aggregate size.

scholarly journals Influences of Slenderness and Eccentricity on the Mechanical Properties of Concrete-Filled GFRP Tube Columns

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 2968
Author(s):  
Hongbo Guan ◽  
Yifei Xia ◽  
Jinli Wang ◽  
Arsene Hugo Mbonyintege
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Failure Mode ◽  
Glass Fibre ◽  
Composite Columns ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced ◽  
Polymer Tube

The existence of either eccentricity or slenderness has a significant effect on the mechanical properties of a structure or member. These properties can change the working mechanism, failure mode, and bearing capacity of the structure or member. A concrete-filled, glass fibre-reinforced, polymer tube composite column has the same problem. We carried out experiments on the influences of eccentricity and slenderness on the mechanical properties of concrete-filled, glass fibre-reinforced, polymer tube composite columns. The experimentally recorded stress–strain relationships are presented graphically, and the ultimate axial stresses and strains and the FRP tube hoop strains at rupture were tabulated. The results indicate that the influences of slenderness and eccentricity on the composite columns were significant with regard to the axial strain, hoop strain, ultimate bearing capacity, lateral displacement, and failure mode. Based on the existing research literature and the results reported in this paper, the bearing capacity formula of a composite slender column under an eccentric load was established. The theoretical results were in good agreement with the experimental results.

scholarly journals Mechanical Characterization of DCPD and ENB Healing Systems in Glass Fibre Composites

2020 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 278-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ionut Sebastian Vintila ◽  
Teodor Badea ◽  
Sorin Draghici ◽  
Horia Alexandru Petrescu ◽  
Andreia Cucuruz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Composite Material ◽  
Thermal Cycling ◽  
Glass Fibre ◽  
Bending Strength ◽  
Mechanical Characterization ◽  
Bending Test ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced

The present paper is focused on evaluating the mechanical characterization of dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) and 5-ethylidene-2-norbornene (ENB) healing systems synthetized by in-situ polymerisation. Both healing systems were embedded in glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) composite and subjected to three-point bending test regime. Microstructural and FT-IR analysis showed the formation of microcapsules and a successful integration in the composite material. To observe the influence of temperature variation, some specimens were exposed to thermal cycling (-20oC to +100oC) for 12 hours and tested in the same conditions. It was observed that the addition of microcapsules in the composite material decreased its mechanical properties by 8% and 10% for DCPD system and ENB system respectively. Thermal cycling suggested a drop of 24% on bending strength for DCPD system and 17% for ENB. Resting after 24 hours showed a healing recovery of 74% for DCPD healing system and of 97% for ENB system.

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